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Preparation of Iron Carbon Composite Material by Extracting Iron from Bauxite Residue and Its Adsorption of Heavy Metal Cd(II)

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An effective method of iron extraction from bauxite residue was explored, and iron was used to prepare iron carbon composite material, which have a good adsorption effect on the heavy metal cadmium. After acid washing, acid leaching, Fe(III) reduction and ferrous oxalate decomposition, FeSO4·H2O(RM) was successfully extracted from bauxite residue, and the iron loss was only 4.35%. FexOy-BC(RM) nanocomposite materials were prepared by loading FeSO4·H2O(RM) onto walnut shell biochar (BC) (a kind of agricultural and forestry waste) by an in situ reduction and oxidation method. The results showed that the adsorption effect of FexOy-BC(RM) on Cd(II) was better than that of commercial FexOy-BC. XPS, TEM, SEM characterization analysis showed that FexOy-BC(RM) immobilized Cd(II) by adsorption, complexation, etc.to achieve a highly efficient adsorption of heavy metal Cd(II) in wastewater.

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This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Yunnan Province (Grant No. 202001AT070088) and the Low-carbon Development Guidance Project of Yunnan Province in 2021 (Grant No. 135).

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    Xiaoli Lei, Zixuan Wang, Jiamin Qi, Xingyuan Wang, Yubao Chen, Bin Li & Yue Zhou

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Lei, X., Wang, Z., Qi, J. et al. Preparation of Iron Carbon Composite Material by Extracting Iron from Bauxite Residue and Its Adsorption of Heavy Metal Cd(II). Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 109, 110–121 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-022-03539-x

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